Topic-based tabulation: Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Geography = G5A 

Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
	Total - Census family structure	Total couple families	Married couple families	Common-law couple families	Total lone-parent families	Female parent families	Male parent families
Note(s) :  Data quality note(s) Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%. Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home	2,715	2,305	1,460	845	405	305	95
Total families without children at home	1,155	1,155	815	345	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	1,555	1,145	645	500	405	305	100
1 child at home	790	545	320	225	240	175	65
2 children at home	595	480	270	205	120	95	20
3 or more children at home	170	125	55	70	45	35	10
Total children at home	2,535.0	1,920.0	1,040.0	875.0	620.0	485.0	140.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5